Plane drama as woman strips on flight

PASSENGERS on a US flight were shocked to see a woman strip naked and be restrained by flight attendants.

The incident happened on the weekend on board a Delta Airlines flight between Chicago and New York, US.

The woman, described as "emotionally disturbed", took off her clothes as the plane began its descent into Kennedy Airport and "created a ruckus", the Associated Press reported.

The woman - estimated to be in her late 20s - "stripped nude during the flight and was restrained on the plane and taken into custody by local law enforcement upon landing, [Delta spokeswoman Betsy Talton] said", according to the Chicago Sun-Times.

A Newsday news manager who was on the flight said flight attendants tried to cover the woman with a blanket while she yelled "No! No! No!"

A spokeswoman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said the woman was taken to a medical centre.